The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Religions Notes.

francis de Sales: Great occasions of serving Tod
present themselves seldom, but little frequently
That was wholesome advice given by Mr.. Martin
wynn to his daughter Christie: Laugh with every
body but at one.'
Hebrew Christian: There are 100 900 Jews who
are Christians though there only $50 missicna-
ries to the Jews in the world.
Horace Greeley: The darkest hour in the history
OF any young man when he sits down to study how
to get money without honestly earning it.
A. Lincoln have been driven many times to my
knees by overwhelming conviction that had nowhere
else to go. My own wisdom. and that of all about
me, seemed insufficient for that day.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talnage received 143 new mem
bers into his church. at Brooklyn. N Y, March 8,
the second nstament of converts from the recent
vival This makes the total membership of the
church 4,O45.
" left Chattanooga, Tenn for Utah. An Associated
Press dispatch says They came from all the South
ern States and of the most ignorant and terate
class of people"
Major Charles Fl. Blackburn. the distinguished
criminal lawyer. of Cincinnati, has been converted,
and has joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at
ligous addresses.
Rev. c. B. Stemen of Fort Wayne, Ind. is the fra
ternal delegate of the Local Preachers National AS
ISOLATION of the Methodist Episcopal Church to the
meeting of the Wesleyan Local Preachers Associa-
ton, which is to be held this summer.
But to the spirit elect there is no choices
He cannot say. This viii do, that.
A hand is stretched to him from out the dark,
Which grasping without question, he is led
Where there is work that he must do for God
away mist but, by ascending little, you may look
over it altogether So it is with our moral improve
ments; we wreste fercey with vicious habit, which
could have hold upon if We assembled into a
| higher moral atmosphere.
Thomas a-Kemps: Endeavor to be always patient
of the faults of Others for thou hast faults and inn
projections of thine that require receiprocation
of forbearance If thou art able to make thysel
that which thou wishest to be- how thou expect
| to mold another in conformity to thy wlls
May reach
That purest heaven--be to other souls
| me cup OF strength in some great agony
And in diffusion ever more ntense
| So shall join the choir invisible
| Whose music is the gladness of the world.
1t was announced on Saturday night March S. that
| the 1920. 600 gusran.ee fund asked by D. L. Moody
to found in Chicago training school for missionaries
are the following; John V. Farwell 800 00O Mrs.
George Mccormack, SOC, 600; Marshall Field So
| 600. 7. w. Harvey, $4,000.
| Rev. G.. r. Robbins: Many man has never even
begun to learn the alphabet of mothers love until
he was taken sick, lost his property, for
saken by his friends, in some sort of trouble;
then beholding the constancy of his mothers affection
for him. he began to pick out the letters and for the
first time in his life spell the word love.
Never" says Coleridse docs important truth
", when it has braved the winds of controversy.
There is stirring far heard music sent forth from
JHe tree OF SOund knowledge when It's branches are
| fighting with the storm. which. passing onward,
Mills out at truths triumph and its own de-
| feat"
| Rev. DR. Crosby of New York in recent speech
on high license wanted to know from the audience if
it would not be better to restrict tiger to limited
quarter than have him at large through the city.
The reply was altogether unex pected Shoot him,
shouted strong-lung brother in his best style
The audience cheered and the Doctor continued not
| without embarrassment.
| A member Of church Frustrated bv illness
Ia nj nYafx
two persons had to see him. My friend said
| the minister. ''you have been protesting Christian
| for thirty years During this time bow many sick
have you vistedf' 20" he replied 1T never struck
me in that light. thought only of the relation OF
others to me- and not of my relation to them"
i In spiritwor!ds he trod alone
| But walked the earth unmarked. unknown,
The near bystander caught sound
Yet they who listened far aloof
Heard rendings of the skyey roof
And felt, beneath the qnaking ground;
And his airsown unheeded words.
In the next age flaming swords
Emerson.
John Bright. the Quaker English statesman. said t.
| GEN Clinton b. Fisk There is nothing that is go
ing give such stability this as the re
ligous instruction of children in the Prctsstan
| Sunday schools of the realm; and 1 have read al
about them in your country, and your people go
ing to be safe you only stand by SUNDAY
men, and train up your children in the ways of thu
!, | Lord"
young farmer in Oregon. of scholarly tastes, de
termined to go East and get education. He re-
solved to enter the Harvard Law School. He was
speaking of this purnose day to q minister WIN
endeavored to dissuade him by saying: MY boy thu
Apostle Paul has taught that in whatsoever stat
we we should Herewith be content" II know
that, sir, replied the youth respectfully but if tn
wouldn't have lived up the principles as long as
| have"